CMU-IPTBM

IPTBM stands for Intellectual Property and Technology Business Management. It is the intellectual property office (IPO) of Central Mindanao University (CMU). The name was borrowed, with permission, from the DOST-PCAARRD program designed to enhance the IP operations among State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) that are members of the PCAARRD regional consortia.

The Board of Regents (BOR) created CMU's first intellectual property office in 2009. It was initially called the Linkages and Technology Licensing Office (LTLO). When the University Code was revised in 2015, LTLO was dissolved and replaced by two new offices: The International Relations Office (IRO) responsible for maintaining external linkages, and the Intellectual Property Licensing Office (IPLO) for intellectual property protection. During PCAARRD's implementation of the IPTBM Program, Batch 2 in 2018-2020, it was realized that IPTBM is the appropriate name for the CMU's IPO because it is responsible not only for IP protection but also for technology transfer and commercialization. Thus, IPLO was renamed IPTBM.

The name IPTBM was institutionalized by embedding it in the CMU Intellectual Property Rights Policy. The CMU IPR Policy was officially approved by the BOR on July 31, 2020. The main mandate of IPTBM is to manage the University IP assets. In particular, it is mandated to protect, transfer, and commercialize university-generated technologies. Three offices, listed below, were created to carry out its mission.

IPTBM UNITS

Intellectual Property Licensing Unit

The Intellectual Property Licensing Unit (IPLU) is responsible for the IP protection function of IPTBM

Technology Transfer Unit

The Technology Transfer Unit provides pre-commercialization services to technologies that have potential for commercialization.

Technology Business Incubation Unit

The Technology Business Incubation Unit (TBIU) is the institutionalized version of the DOST-PCAARRD-funded project called Agri-Aqua Technology Business Incubation (ATBI).

CMU-IPTBM Director attends Policy Practitioners' Seminar in Seoul, South Korea

Dr. Vellorimo J. Suminguit, an ITSO manager of CMU and Project Leader of IPTBM Phase II, was nominated by IPOPHL to attend and participate in the Interim Reporting and Policy Practitioners' Seminar on June 27-July 1, 2022, in Seoul and Daejeon, Republic of Korea. This event was attended by Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA) officials, IPOPHL officials, local consultants, and select Philippine delegates mainly composed of ITSOs that achieved the platinum award granted by IPOPHL.

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CMU-IPTBM receives the highest award from IPOPHL

For two consecutive years, Central Mindanao University through CMU-IPTBM has maintained its honor as a platinum awardee of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL). The platinum award is given to the Innovation and Technology Support Office (ITSOs) with at least seven invention patents filed in a year and 1 IP commercialization. CMU, on the other hand, has exceeded this required number of patent applications and has filed 12 invention patents with two commercialization. Along with the Platinum award, CMU also bagged the gold and

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CMU-IPTBM Team conducts Sustainability Planning and Team Building in Mati, Davao Oriental

The DOST-PCAARRD-funded projects, IPTBM Phase II and ATBI Phase II conducted a Midyear Assessment and Sustainability Planning on May 25-27, 2022, at La-ne's Kalapyahan, Mati, Davao Oriental. The planning was attended by IPTBM Office personnel, IPTBM Project Team, ATBI Team, and NOMCAARRD to ensure collaboration and alignment of project deliverables. In addition to the planning activity, the group conducted benchmarking and team building on

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Our Projects

Considering the competing needs of the different units of the University, IPTBM actively submits project proposals to funding agencies like the DOST-PCAARRD to fund its activities